The governor of the United States state of Texas on Sunday issued a disaster declaration after a brain-eating amoeba was discovered in the local water supply of Brazoria County. Greg Abbott’s declaration followed an investigation into the death of 6-year-old Josiah McIntyre, who had contracted the microbe in the county’s Lake Jackson city, according to The Washington Post.
The death had prompted local authorities and experts from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test the water. The preliminary results, which came back on Friday, showed that three out of 11 samples collected tested positive for the brain-eating amoeba.
The state of Texas is taking swift action to respond to the situation and support the communities whose water systems have been impacted by this amoeba. I urge Texans in Lake Jackson to follow the guidance of local…